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Monday, September 10, 2012

Blobbing Venice

I was looking for my 'waterproof' map of Venice for Alison (like you're really going to fall into a canal like Katherine Hepburn!) when I discovered an old pile of blobby Venice watercolors from days of yore...

It certainly helps to pick up a few post cards whilst in Venice to blob from - your shapes are cut out for you comme ca.

Taking pictures at l'heure bleu/dusk is another way to get your major shapes cut out for you to paint from. Yes that's moi in '97.

A double-blob

Paint in your background blob skyline on top of a wash of gradated colors. Then you can add a gondolier or two in the foreground. Easy peasy.

I touched up an old beginning this morning by adding some washes to the sky and water.

Then a touchup to the skyline

Et voila

Thursday I'll be back blobbing up in Maine at David's Fall watercolor class. I need to brushup of my watercolor skills for Paris in October. But first on Wednesday I'll be blobbing for board - giving Rita/Sketchbook Wanderingune petite lecon before we scour Portland for macaronsand then head up to David's next day for blobbing immersion.

Great blobbing. Love the paintings. How fun to be going back to David Dewey's. Look forward to the posts. My monitor went bad so I haven't been around lately. Finally went to get a new one. or I should say ANOTHER new one. This one actually works. So now I can see color. Have fun blobbing in Maine. :)

I just love your blobbing paintings, you say easy peasy !! I'm trying but I'm still not there yet. But as you said practice, practice, practice. I must learn to be patient.Look forward to seeing your new posts after your visit David Dewey, wish I could be with you.

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